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Ant International has partnered with Visa and Mastercard to develop common standards for identifying and monitoring AI agents as autonomous software takes on a larger role in global payments. Ant International said Thursday that the companies will work on an…
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Mastercard has launched Agent Connect to give merchants one integration for product discovery, cart creation and customer-approved payments across AI shopping platforms. Mastercard Agent Connect reduces separate merchant integrations Mastercard said in a Sep. 9 announcement that Agent Connect allows…
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Mastercard will sponsor a 36-hour XRP Ledger hackathon in New York focused on protocol development, agentic finance and lending.
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Mastercard Crypto Credential does not move money; it vouches for the people moving it, and that distinction is now worth more than the rails beneath every stablecoin transaction. At a glance, the Mastercard Crypto Credential announcement from August 5, 2026,…
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Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK, bringing on-chain payment technology into its global network. Mastercard closes deal for BVNK Mastercard confirmed on Aug. 3 that it had completed the acquisition of BVNK, expanding its infrastructure for…
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A 2014 prediction of closer ties between crypto startups and payment giants is playing out as Visa and Mastercard expand digital asset partnerships.
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BlackRock, Coinbase, Ripple, Mastercard, and more than a dozen financial firms have partnered to launch OUSD, a new stablecoin that distributes reserve earnings to participating institutions through a shared governance model. Open Standard announced that OUSD is scheduled to launch…
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Mastercard has launched an AI payments network backed by more than 30 companies, including Ripple, Coinbase, and the Solana Foundation, to enable autonomous software agents to transact without human intervention. According to Mastercard’s June 10 announcement, the new platform, called…
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Mastercard has expanded its payment network to support stablecoin settlements across multiple blockchains and beyond traditional banking hours, adding support for six regulated dollar-backed tokens. According to a statement released by Mastercard on Wednesday, the company will enable card settlement…
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Mastercard has secured a coveted New York BitLicense for a U.S. subsidiary, clearing the way to expand stablecoin and tokenized deposit infrastructure inside one of the world’s toughest regulatory regimes. Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC, a subsidiary of Mastercard, has…
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Zerohash seeks funding above $1.5b after Mastercard drops investment plans, following BVNK deal and its $104m Series D raise in 2025.
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Alchemy Pay joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to build fiat-crypto payment tools and explore on-chain commerce integrations worldwide.
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Ondo price surged above $0.30 after a JPMorgan-Mastercard tokenized Treasury pilot and strong Q1 growth pushed TVL to $3.53 billion. According to data from crypto.news, Ondo (ONDO) climbed to an intraday high near $0.40 on May 8 before slightly easing…
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JPMorgan, Mastercard, Ripple and Ondo completed a cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption using XRPL and bank settlement rails in a test.
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MoonPay launches MoonAgents Card, letting AI agents spend stablecoins while expanding institutional crypto services.
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New paper flags risk to bank funding just as payments giants ramp up tokenized settlement. The European Central Bank (ECB) has fired a shot across the bow of the stablecoin industry, warning that widespread use of private tokens could undermine…
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